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Discussion about general home automation ideas and projects, home automation protocols like Z-wave, Zigbee, Matter, etc, and home automation software and hubs like HomeSeer, Home Assistant, OpenHAB, Homey.

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zigbee switch recommendation (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Which switches can you recommend?

Can you get them in bulk for a cheaper price?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I like the controllable status LED bar!

I haven’t figured out what to do with it yet, since I’m still installing the switches, but some sort of notification ought to be handy.

As a related example, if I walk past an Alexa device and notice it’s yellow, I can ask “Alexa, what’s your notification?”. I’m picturing something similar with the switches, except there are more colors and flashing to add context. They may be discreet, but they’re also everywhere. Since switches tend to be near room entrances or you may even use them, I think they’d be noticeable

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you come up with a good idea for it, let me know.

I never figured out what to do with it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I figured having them everywhere is key for notifications . One is easy to miss if you’re not in the room, but if they’re everywhere, you’re bound to notice it.

Maybe yellow for low batteries anywhere or change filter or something